This past weekend, I attended the third annual World Domination Summit. I am still processing my thoughts, compiling notes, and thinking how I am going to blog about such a big event. In the meantime, however, I thought I’d highlight some of the posts by other conference attendees that resonated with me: 1) Todd Henry’s … Continue reading World Domination Summit 2013: The Blog Posts
This past weekend, I attended the World Domination Summit. This was my second #WDS (I blogged about last year’s experience here, here, and here). I will post thoughts of my own about this year’s event a little bit later, but I wanted to highlight these five posts by other attendees that have resonated with me so … Continue reading World Domination Summit 2012: Readings
Something which I haven’t previously blogged about but which has profoundly, deeply influenced how I think about the world around me is Tess Vigeland. You see, her speech at the World Domination Summit had a theme that would make most people uncomfortable: leaving a cushion-y position at a major radio station to do…well, she didn’t … Continue reading Tess Vigeland on Her Remarkable Leap Year
“Here’s the important thing to remember about Portland. No one’s here to get rich. Unlike everywhere else in America. There’s a critical mass here of people here following their passions.” The quote above is from one of the best pieces of journalism I’ve read this month; it is Dan Kois’s story on the karaoke scene … Continue reading The Incredible Portland Karaoke Scene
In a 2007 episode of the Charlie Rose show, Rose was interviewing the actor and comedian Steve Martin about his memoir Born Standing Up. They talked about the realities of Martin’s rise. In the last five minutes of the interview, Rose asks Martin his advice for aspiring performers. Steve Martin said: Nobody ever takes note of [my advice], … Continue reading “Be So Good They Can’t Ignore You”
Chris Guillebeau, whose World Domination Summit I attended earlier this summer, gave a closing keynote at this year’s #TBEX conference in Girona, Spain. I didn’t attend the conference, but I appreciate his message about becoming successful at what you do. It’s not about followers, but becoming better at your craft: I hear from a lot of … Continue reading On Success as a Travel Blogger
J.D. Roth gave the closing keynote at this year’s World Domination Summit (WDS). I’ve followed J.D. Roth’s Get Rich Slowly blog for some time, but I wasn’t familiar with J.D.’s story. At WDS, Mr. Roth gave a remarkable speech titled “The Power of Personal Transformation“: One day in algebra class, the girl behind me — Janine was her name — … Continue reading J.D. Roth on the Power of Personal Transformation
This message of embracing your weirdness, of being a misfit, is reverberating with a stronger frequency in my life these days. Here is Alex McCaw: By definition, the system isn’t set up to cater for misfits. While I am by no means comparable to those famous alumni on my school wall, I am also a … Continue reading The Weird and the Misfits
Last weekend, I attended the World Domination Summit. It’s a brilliant “un-conference” but together by Chris Guillebeau, whose blog and adventures I’ve been following for many years. One of the speakers at the conference was Cal Newport, who I’ve been following since my time at Georgia Tech. Cal has finished his PhD (and post-doc) studies … Continue reading Cal Newport on Building a Remarkable Career
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